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Morales’s Coup Fits a Long Pattern in Bolivian History
The U.S. government has opposed Evo Morales since he came to power in 2006, but U.S. meddling goes back even further.
Pelosi Backs Down After House Progressives Push to Strengthen Drug Pricing Bill
The bill now doubles the number of drugs whose prices will be negotiated under the plan and bans price-gouging.
Pharmacist-Prescribed Birth Control Could Broaden Access, Lower Costs
Thirteen states and Washington, D.C., allow pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control.
Protesters Call for Climate Justice at the Peoples’ Summit in Chile
An alternative conference to COP25 is pushing for social justice to become central to international climate discussions.
Anti-Trans Discrimination Begins in the Classroom
Trans students' Title IX rights — and the federal definition of “sex” — now hang in the balance.
UK Politicians Are Cynically Using London Bridge Attack to Drum Up Votes
Reactions from both Conservative and Labour leaders hark back to failed “tough on crime” policies of the 1980s.
Are These Two Articles of Impeachment the Best the Democrats Can Do?
The House could have done the articles of impeachment right. Instead, they did the minimum.
Indigenous Youth, Elders Protest Canada’s Support of Tar Sands Projects at COP25
The pipeline would cut through Indigenous lands to carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to Wisconsin.
US Border Officials Deny Request to Give Free Flu Vaccine to Detained Migrants
The refusal was the latest example of what critics call the “intentional cruelty” of Trump's immigration policies.
US Has Almost No Presence at COP25 But Is Still Obstructing Any Progress
Rich countries are avoiding their obligations to assist those in the Global South being ravaged by the climate crisis.